Ironing-machine



(No Model.)

J. A. BGWDEN.

Ironing Machine.

No. 233,064. Patented Oct. 12,1880.

N. PETERS, PHOTO-l ITHHGRAFMER, WASHINGTON. D CA UNTTED STATEs PATENT Fries.

JUNIUS A. BOVDEN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IRONING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,064, dated October 12, 1880.

Application filed August 1G, 1880.

.To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, JUNiUs A. BOWDEN, of Cincinnati, in 'the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in ironing-machines of that class in which sets of steam or gas heatedironin g and polishing rolls are used in connection with padded rollers. In most machines of this class at least two operatives are required, who, standing on opposite sides of the machine, pass the articles to be ironed, such as cuffs and collars, backward and forward to each other until nished.

My object is to obviate the use of more than one attendant by providing` a return chute or guide, which directs the article under process of ironing back from the upper roller to the under roller and within reach of the operative, who, standing in 011e position, has entire coiltrol of the machine and the articles passed through it for ironing.

The novelty consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be herewith set forth and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a rear elevation of my improved ironing-ma chine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same in central section.

Corresponding letters of reference refer to like parts in both figures.

Arepresents the frame-work of my machine, which may be of the usual or any suitable construction, and containing bearings for the adjustable boxes B of the operating-rollers. 0f these rollers, which are adjacent and parallel in the upper part of the frame, C, D, and E of the one set have their axes in a vertical plane. The other two, F and G, are situated just in front of them, but with their axes in a different vertical plane. Of these rollers D and G are padded or cushioned rollers, while the others are the ironing and polishing rolls. The shafts of all the rollers are connected at each end by pinionsa, and power communicated to the shaft of the roller D by a pulley, H, drives the entire set.

The ironing-rolls are hollow and are heated by steam or gas in the manner generally en1- (No model.)

ployed in these machines, or in any suitable way. The boxes of the different rollers are made adjustable, so that the pressure ot' the ironing-rolls upon the padded rolls may be regulated at will. At the rear of the padded roll D are two semicircular or curved metal plates, I and @substantially parallel to each other, and forming aqehute or throat between them. These plates arel of metal, rendered non-corrosive by japan or galvanic action, are perforated as seen, and extend entirely across the machine, to the inner side of the frame ot' which they are attached, as represented. The mouth b of the chute formed by these plates opens at the junction of the rolls C and D, while the tail end opens at thejunction of the rolls D and E, so that a collar or other article passed through the rolls C and D enters the chute, and, passing down through it, is directed between the rollers .D and E, as will be readily understood.

To aid the passage of the article through the chute I provide the small rollers d and e, located within the chute and driven by belts or gearing from the main shaft ofthe machine. These lastnamed rollers are not heated, and perform no function further than to catch between them small articles, such as cuffs, and aid them in their passage through the chute.

The object of pertbrating the chute-plates is to permit the free circulation of air to carry oft the steam arising from the ironed articles. In stead of perforations in the plates the latter may consist of a slatted frame in gridiron form, sufficiently close together to prevent the escape of the ironed articles.

The operator, standingl on the side of the machine indicated by the asterisk, passes the articles to be ironed under the roller C, whence they are carried into and through the chute, an d are automatically delivered to the rollers E. This operation subjects one side of the article to a double ironing and polishing. From the roller E the article is delivered to the rollers F and G, which iron the opposite side. The operator, standing in the one position, then receives it and eitherlays itaside nished or passes it through the machine again, or in the case of cuffs, when it is desired to round them, the operator receives them from the machine after the first passage and, pressing upon a treadle, K, draws down the hinged upper portion ofthe plate I, which closes the mouth of the chute, and then passes the cuff under and around the roller (D, as a former, to give it the proper rounded shape.

Io enable the throat of the ehute to be th us closed, I hinge a seotiomj", at g, and connect the outer upper ends of this section to the treadle K by rods h. Upon removing the Jfoot from the treadle, springs t' return the hinged section to its former position and open the mouth ot' the chute.

rIhe above-described construction forms a very simple and efficient ironing-machine for laundry or hotel use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination, with one or more sets of ironing-rolls, ot' a return-chute consisting` of two curved and substantially parallel plates arranged upon the rear side ot' the machine, with the upper openin g or throat in line with the base ot' the upper roll7 and with the lower opening or vent in line with the top of the lower roll, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with one or more sets of ironing-rolls, of the guide-chute composed of perforated or slatted plates I J, containing guiding and delivering rolls d and e, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with one or more sets of ironing-rolls, of a return-chute having its upper portion hinged, whereby said hinged portion may be made t-o close the mouth of the chute and afford a passage for the articles to be curved above it, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JUNIUS A. BOWDEN.

Witnesses NELsoN SAYLER, W. H. BowDEN. 

